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The climber failed ____ his attempts to reach the summit.
A. in
B. at
C. with
Note: Besides “in,” do we sometimes use other prepositions in conjunction with “fail”? If so, can you think of some examples? I can only think of “fail to do something” Thanks
2013년 6월 20일 오전 9:04
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I would say 'in' and 'at' are both good, they're both certainly very commonly used.
2013년 6월 20일
**failed on**
2013년 6월 20일
Got it, so "he failed his nth attempt" is also acceptable. Thanks for the confirmation!
2013년 6월 20일
As Bill said, both "in" and "at" work in your example sentence. Another preposition you can use with "fail" is "on" but it's used in a more specific way: "The climber failed on his first/last/next attempt to reach the summit."
2013년 6월 20일
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